Alabama’s top-notch recruiting class includes just one Texas player

Alabama fell short of another national title this past season, but if coach Nick Saban wants to get back to the promised land, he’ll be doing it largely without the help of the state of Texas.

The only player from Texas to sign with Alabama’s top-ranked class is Tony Brown, a cornerback from Beaumont Ozen. To be sure, Brown is a good one, ranked the second cornerback in America by ESPN, Scout and 247 Sports, and third by Rivals.com, which also had him 25th in their national Top 100.

His signing on Wednesday was something of a formality, as he is already enrolled in Tuscaloosa and plans to participate in spring drills. In general, Alabama’s class stayed close to home, as Brown was one of only four Tide signees out of 25 to come from states west of Louisiana.